The Kenyan Navy intercepted the consignment some 391 miles off the coast of Mombasa.
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Directorate of Criminal Investigations Director Amin Mohammed Ibrahim, said preliminary forensic tests confirmed the substance was crystal methamphetamine. Kenya is facing a growing synthetic drug crisis, particularly along the coastline, where hundreds of young people are struggling with meth and heroin addiction. Authorities have hailed the record interception of more than a ton of methamphetamine as a major breakthrough in Kenya’s ongoing fight against narcotics trafficking and addiction. Last year, a smaller consignment of 1.15 kilograms of methamphetamine was seized in the country’s main airport.2 injured when security personnel open fire on truck at site of Oakland protestsTrump's DOJ prepares to send election monitors to California, New Jersey following requests from state GOPsICE, Border Patrol operations in East Bay are officially 'canceled,' officials sayDear Abby: Because of what was said in the group text, my sister ditched half our familyThe Bay Area donors that are helping pay for $300 million White House ballroom
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